Overview: Fiat launched its new hatchback Palio Stile in two petrol engine variants, Palio Stile 1.1(SL, SLE and SLX variant) and Palio Stile 1.6 sport. Palio Stile is the first product from the Ranjanagaon plant, the plant was revamped as a part of Tata – Fiat JV. Both the partners are ramping up their plans …
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Harley Davidson’s Indian Foray
Overview: Other than sports bikes which we seen in last post there are three important categories you must know – classified on the basis of riding position rather than engine power they are cruiser/chopper/custom, touring and naked/street/muscle bikes. India’s Eicher Motor Royal Enfield sells about 32,000 motorcycles per year in this category. Royal Enfield offers …
What should you know about before importing bike/car Part-2
In the last post ‘what should you know about before importing bike/car’ you were fed up with rules and regulations for importing bikes. Now let’s know some technical (fancy terms) which will be helpful to you while importing bikes. Supersport: term used to denote bikes which have 4 cylinder engines and engine should be less …
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What should you know about before importing a car/bike Part-1
Overview: Thanks to Indian growth story, Cult bike maker Harley Davidson is likely to make its Indian foray soon. While dhoom 1 and Dhoom 2 have given a definite dimension to India’s premium bike market, Rolls Royce and Maybach are already getting decent numbers in their order book. Many youngsters and business honchos are following …
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Yamaha YZR-M1
Here’s the Technical specification of 5 time motoGP champion Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha meant for the 2007 racing season. Engine Engine type: Liquid-cooled, in-line, 4-cylinder, 4-stroke with 16-valve DOHC Displacement: 800cc Ignition: Magneti Marelli with adjustable mapping – NGK spark plugs Carburation: Fuel injection Lubrication system: Wet sump – Motul Oils Data recording: 2D …
Has Kimi Fit into the Schumi’s shoes?
When everybody is celebrating Ferrari’s win in Australian grand prix, a clear observation on after race will give you fine details on Ferrari’s compatiblity with its new driver Kimi Raikkonen. Financial express has posted a excellent article on this matter, here it is! Kimi Raikkonen is not Michael Schumacher. Will this come in the way …
Auto News – Apr 2007
* Chinese car maker Chery Automobiles(manufactured QQ) is likely to partner India’s International Cars & Motors Ltd (ICML) to roll out its small car in India next year, the Business Standard reported. ICML is planning to launch a premium hatchback in the 300,000-400,000 rupees price range, which is the fastest-growing car segment in India. ICML …
Hot Photos – Apr 2007
1) Hot Harley Davidson! soon on Indian roads 2) Photo of Hero Honda’s New Achiever 3) Fiat’s New Palio Stile 4) Photo of Mahindra Renualt New Logan 5) Ford’s Brazil Fiesta may be the answer to Logan 6) Hyundai’s new elantra soon on Indian roads 7) New elantra will take on Toyota corolla and Honda …
Hyundai
Hyundai’s Strategy: Hyundai seems to be following the footsteps of Maruti. Hyundai put more cars in the small car segment which constitutes 70% of the Indian car industry. Hyundai do not want to miss a single customer. It has cars for everyone’s requirement. Truly it is the only player who has cars in most of …
TVS apache’s IDI and IE surge
IDI –Inductive Discharge Ignition: Inductors and Capacitors are the important components in modern ignition systems. Most manufacturers choose digital CDI – Capacitor Discharge Ignition system but TVS has opted for IDI – Induction Discharge Ignition system. Earlier manufactures moved to CDI from IDI because of the following problem with IDI. IDI are driven off points …